Zachary Albert is assistant professor of politics at Brandeis University. He is the author of Partisan Policy Networks: How Research Organizations Became Party Allies and Political Advocates. Raymond J. La Raja is professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, as well as cofounder and codirector of the UMass Amherst Poll. He is the coauthor of Hometown Inequality: Race, Class, and Representation in American Local Politics.

“This pathbreaking book should be of interest to anyone who cares about our campaign finance system—scholars, students, policymakers, and the broader public. Although policy proposals often center on small donors, we know little about them empirically. Albert and La Raja amass impressive evidence about them and the congressional members who rely on this group. The book not only dispels important myths but also leaves the reader with a stronger understanding of US democracy today.”

• List of IllustrationsIntroductionChapter 1. Trends for Small Donors in US PoliticsChapter 2. Who Are Small Donors?Chapter 3. Who Benefits from Small Donors?Chapter 4. Are Small-Donor Fundraisers Better Legislators?Chapter 5. Institutional Factors Affecting Small DonationsConclusion. The Promise and Perils of Small-Donor DemocracyAppendix A: Categorizing Small and Large DonorsAppendix B: Validity of Catalist MeasuresAppendix C: Regression Analyses Predicting Small and Large-Donor StatusAppendix D: Regression Analyses Predicting Small-Donor Fundraising by Congressional CandidatesAppendix E: Regression Analyses Predicting Effects of Donor Opinion on MC Roll Call VotesAppendix F: Regression Analyses Predicting the Share of State Legislative Funds Contributed by Small DonorsNotesBibliographyIndex

Zachary Albert is assistant professor of politics at Brandeis University. He is the author of Partisan Policy Networks: How Research Organizations Became Party Allies and Political Advocates. Raymond J. La Raja is professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, as well as cofounder and codirector of the UMass Amherst Poll. He is the coauthor of Hometown Inequality: Race, Class, and Representation in American Local Politics.

“This pathbreaking book should be of interest to anyone who cares about our campaign finance system—scholars, students, policymakers, and the broader public. Although policy proposals often center on small donors, we know little about them empirically. Albert and La Raja amass impressive evidence about them and the congressional members who rely on this group. The book not only dispels important myths but also leaves the reader with a stronger understanding of US democracy today.”

• List of IllustrationsIntroductionChapter 1. Trends for Small Donors in US PoliticsChapter 2. Who Are Small Donors?Chapter 3. Who Benefits from Small Donors?Chapter 4. Are Small-Donor Fundraisers Better Legislators?Chapter 5. Institutional Factors Affecting Small DonationsConclusion. The Promise and Perils of Small-Donor DemocracyAppendix A: Categorizing Small and Large DonorsAppendix B: Validity of Catalist MeasuresAppendix C: Regression Analyses Predicting Small and Large-Donor StatusAppendix D: Regression Analyses Predicting Small-Donor Fundraising by Congressional CandidatesAppendix E: Regression Analyses Predicting Effects of Donor Opinion on MC Roll Call VotesAppendix F: Regression Analyses Predicting the Share of State Legislative Funds Contributed by Small DonorsNotesBibliographyIndex

Zachary Albert is assistant professor of politics at Brandeis University. He is the author of Partisan Policy Networks: How Research Organizations Became Party Allies and Political Advocates. Raymond J. La Raja is professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, as well as cofounder and codirector of the UMass Amherst Poll. He is the coauthor of Hometown Inequality: Race, Class, and Representation in American Local Politics.

“This pathbreaking book should be of interest to anyone who cares about our campaign finance system—scholars, students, policymakers, and the broader public. Although policy proposals often center on small donors, we know little about them empirically. Albert and La Raja amass impressive evidence about them and the congressional members who rely on this group. The book not only dispels important myths but also leaves the reader with a stronger understanding of US democracy today.”

• List of IllustrationsIntroductionChapter 1. Trends for Small Donors in US PoliticsChapter 2. Who Are Small Donors?Chapter 3. Who Benefits from Small Donors?Chapter 4. Are Small-Donor Fundraisers Better Legislators?Chapter 5. Institutional Factors Affecting Small DonationsConclusion. The Promise and Perils of Small-Donor DemocracyAppendix A: Categorizing Small and Large DonorsAppendix B: Validity of Catalist MeasuresAppendix C: Regression Analyses Predicting Small and Large-Donor StatusAppendix D: Regression Analyses Predicting Small-Donor Fundraising by Congressional CandidatesAppendix E: Regression Analyses Predicting Effects of Donor Opinion on MC Roll Call VotesAppendix F: Regression Analyses Predicting the Share of State Legislative Funds Contributed by Small DonorsNotesBibliographyIndex